17-609: Horse racing track in New Mexico For the park in Quezon City, Philippines, see La Mesa Ecopark . La Mesa Park Location Raton, New Mexico Date opened 1946 Date closed 1992 Race type Thoroughbred Quarter Horse Course type Dirt Notable races Land of Enchantment Futurity Live racing handle $ 11,967,687 (annual record 1977) Attendance 4,892 (daily record 1965) La Mesa Park
34-637: A year. La Mesa Watershed Reservation The La Mesa Watershed Reservation is a protected area that preserves the only major watershed in Metro Manila , Philippines . Also known as the Novaliches Watershed , it contains the last remaining rainforest of its size in Metro Manila surrounding the La Mesa Dam and Reservoir , the primary source of potable drinking water for 12 million residents in
51-482: Is about 40 metres (130 ft) below than the reservoir. After years of neglect, the park underwent a renovation starting in 1999 under the "Save La Mesa Watershed Project", a collaboration between ABS-CBN Foundation 's Bantay Kalikasan, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and the local government of Quezon City . A fund amounting to ₱247 million was raised for the rehabilitation of
68-603: Is situated on a flat-topped hill or mesa at the foot of the southern Sierra Madre mountain range west of the Marikina Valley. It is about 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) north from the center of Quezon City in Diliman, and some 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast from the center of Manila in Rizal Park . The highest elevation in Quezon City is in the watershed's northern tip at 250 meters (820 ft) above sea level. It centers on
85-640: The La Mesa Dam . The park closed temporarily on February 12, 2024 after the ABS-CBN Foundation returned management of the park to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System . It is partially reopened on June 29, 2024 under the management of the Manila Water Foundation . Covering an area of 33 hectares (82 acres) the public park is located along the natural boundary of the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and its elevation
102-669: The 33-hectare (82-acre) ecological park known as the La Mesa Eco Park. This park located at the southern edges of the watershed in East Fairview is administered by the Quezon City Parks Development and Administration Department and was opened in 2003. The Tullahan River which passes through Malabon and Navotas starts from the La Mesa Watershed Reservation. It flows until Manila Bay . In 2015, it
119-524: The 700-hectare (1,700-acre) La Mesa Dam and Reservoir in Novaliches, an artificial lake which was created in 1929 as part of Manila's Ipo –Novaliches– San Juan water system under the American colonial government . The surrounding 2,000-hectare (4,900-acre) forest contains more than 50 kilometers (31 mi) of nature trails and serves as the lungs of Metro Manila, providing it with clean air. It also contains
136-891: The La Mesa reservoir are shallow with exposed mudflats , swampforest, reed and other swamp vegetation. Its forest serves as an important breeding area for a variety of wildlife species and birds such as the little heron , black-crowned night heron , osprey , Japanese sparrowhawk , plain bush-hen , common moorhen , Eurasian coot , Philippine coucal , Philippine nightjar , island swiftlet , spotted wood kingfisher , common kingfisher , white-collared kingfisher , Philippine pygmy woodpecker , barn swallow , pied triller , ashy minivet , Philippine bulbul , black-naped oriole , Oriental magpie robin , Arctic warbler , grey-streaked flycatcher , pied fantail , yellow-bellied whistler , grey wagtail , brown shrike , olive-backed sunbird , and lowland white-eye . The most common tree species found in
153-602: The MWSS on February 15. Employees would be laid off and the park along with the Nature Reserve would be temporarily closed. On April 8, 2024, the MWSS announced that the park would reopen in June. The MWSS approved the takeover of the Ecopark's management by Manila Water through its social development arm, Manila Water Foundation. The park partially reopened on June 29, 2024. Among
170-560: The Manila metropolitan area. The area is under jointly controlled and supervised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System . It was established in 2007 through Proclamation No. 1336 issued by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . The La Mesa Watershed encompasses an area of 2,659 hectares (6,570 acres) in the northern fringes of Quezon City , Caloocan and Rodriguez , Rizal . It
187-659: The United States 1946 establishments in New Mexico 1992 disestablishments in New Mexico Sports venues completed in 1946 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata La Mesa Ecopark The La Mesa Ecopark is a public park located in Greater Lagro, Quezon City , Metro Manila , Philippines . It is in the La Mesa Watershed Reservation and near
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#1733105004783204-465: The activities in the park are hiking, mountain-biking, horseback riding, rappelling, zip-lining, fishing, and paddle-boating in the lagoon. The park also has an "Ecotrail" and an vivarium specifically an orchidarium. The park also hosts a swimming complex which opened in 2011. The previous one was destroyed by Typhoon Ondoy in September 2009. According to a 2011 report, the park had 280,000 visitors in
221-461: The park. It was reopened on April 28, 2004 and was renamed as "La Mesa Ecopark". In 2019, it was proposed that the park be renamed as Gina Lopez Ecopark to commemorate ABS-CBN Foundation chairperson Gina Lopez who in 1999 established Bantay Kalikasan which had a role in the ecopark's rehabilitation. In 2024, the ABS-CBN Foundation announced that it was returning management of the park to
238-463: The reservation are Malay beechwood , earleaf acacia , acacia mangium , narra , mahogany , teak , ipil-ipil , alibangbang and bangkal . Threats to the watershed's biodiversity come from land conversion and deforestation from illegal harvesting of forest products. In 2014, the La Mesa park ranger recorded a total of 25 informal settler families living within the reservation who engage in slash-and-burn cultivation or kaingin . A portion of
255-630: The watershed was also reportedly sold as housing for employees of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System which was flagged by the Commission on Audit . Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez cancelled the environmental compliance certificate for the sale in December 2016. The Manila Seedling Bank conducted a five-year reforestation program at the watershed from 1978 to 1983. In a 2013 vulnerability assessment by scientist Cristino Tiburan,
272-1168: Was a horse racing track in Raton, New Mexico . The track hosted both Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing . When La Mesa opened in 1946 it was the first horse racing track in New Mexico. La Mesa Park closed in 1992. References [ edit ] ^ "La Mesa Park" . www.horseracing-tracks.com . ^ "Raton gets OK to build horse track - Amarillo.com - Amarillo Globe-News" . amarillo.com . Associated Press. ^ "Former Raton track announcer speaks out - Raton, New Mexico Today" . ratonnewmexico.wordpress.com . Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Mesa_Park&oldid=1153628415 " Categories : Horse racing venues in New Mexico Tourist attractions in Colfax County, New Mexico Buildings and structures in Colfax County, New Mexico Raton, New Mexico Defunct sports venues in New Mexico Defunct horse racing venues in
289-488: Was reported that 300 thousand people visit the La Mesa Watershed Reservation annually according to park officials. The protected area also has 50 kilometers (31 mi) of nature trails. The La Mesa Watershed comprises a variety of ecosystems that is home to many indigenous and endemic species of flora and fauna. Approximately 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres) are under forest cover and 300 hectares (740 acres) are open areas, pastures and areas under cultivation. Several portions of
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